Hindu gods in West Africa : Ghanaian devotees of Shiva and Krishna / / by Albert Kafui Wuaku.
In Hindu Gods in West Africa , Wuaku offers an account of the histories, beliefs and practices of the Hindu Monastery of Africa and the Radha Govinda Temple, two Hindu Temples in Ghana. Using historical material and data from his field work in southern Ghana, Wuaku shows how these two Hindu Temples...
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| Superior document: | Studies of religion in Africa, v. 42 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on religion in Africa ;
42. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ghana's Hindu religious landscape
- The Hindu monastery of Africa
- Domesticating Shiva worship in Ghana: rituals of the Hindu monastery of Africa
- The Sri Radha-Govinda temple tradition
- "Hinduizing" from the "top," indigenizing from "below": Krishna devotion in Ghana
- Spreading Krishna and Shiva worship in Ghana
- Why we became Hindus: conversion narratives.